Nearly 30 years after feeling slighted by Boy Meets World star Rider Strong, Adam Scott has finally squashed the beef and found closure. For the unaware, Scott sat down for Entertainment Weekly's Awardist podcast in July 2025 and discussed a traumatic encounter he had as a budding actor trying to establish himself in the mid-1990s.

After nearly three decades, actor Adam Scott says he’s finally at ease over an awkward on‑set moment he had with Rider Strong while guest starring on “Boy Meets World” in the mid-1990s. During the Season 2 finale of the ABC sitcom, Scott, who played the bully Griff Hawkins, approached series star Strong to congratulate him on wrapping the season.

Adam Scott says he and Rider Strong have cleared the air following an awkward moment on the set of “Boy Meets World.” In 2023, the “Parks and Recreation” alum appeared on Strong’s “Pod Meets World” podcast to discuss his brief role as bully Griff Hawkins on the beloved ’90s sitcom.

The ABC series, created by Michael Jacobs, ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 and starred Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel, William Russ, Betsy Randle and William Daniels. As Boy Meets World went on, the series expanded its cast, bringing on Trina McGee, Matthew Lawrence and Maitland Ward as series regulars.

Adam Scott has confirmed that there’s no bad blood between him and Boy Meets World star Rider Strong after addressing a long-standing awkward moment from the ’90s sitcom. Speaking on the July 24 episode of Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast,